Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia keeps alive Kwéyòl language, flower-society festivals and Creole foodways.

Language & oral Spirituality & rites Music & dance Food & cooking Crafts

Knowledge in this place

Saint Lucian Kwéyòl

Saint Lucian Kwéyòl

A French-based creole spoken across the island and celebrated on Jounen Kwéyòl.

Language & oral

La Rose and La Marguerite societies

La Rose and La Marguerite societies

Rival flower societies whose feast days mix Catholic ritual, song and communal feasting.

Spirituality & rites

Kwadril music

Kwadril music

A creolized quadrille danced to violin, banjo, guitar and chak-chak rhythms.

Green fig and saltfish

Green fig and saltfish

Boiled green banana with sautéed salted cod, the national dish of Saint Lucia.

Choiseul craft

Choiseul craft

Hand-built coal pots and basketry made in the southern craft village of Choiseul.